Transformed disability support system coming to MidCentral

A transformed disability support system is to be rolled out in MidCentral, on 1 October, 2018.

The Minister for Disability Issues, Hon Carmel Sepuloni and Associate Minister of Health, Hon Julie Anne Genter announced the go-ahead after Cabinet gave approval for the trial.

Disabled people and their whānau, along with other members of the disability sector and officials have been co-designing the different elements of the new system.

Key features of the new system includes access to Connectors, a straightforward process for accessing funding, capability funding for disabled people and whānau and greater system accountability to disabled people and their whānau.

The new system will be implemented on a ‘try, learn and adjust’ approach in the first year with changes made based on feedback from disabled people, their whānau, and others in the disability sector.